Who We Are

We began with an old car as the mobile clinic and five volunteers.

Who We Are

Kawempe Home Care was started in July 2007 by a group of devoted health professionals, as they saw a need to provide medical support for the most disadvantaged people in the community. The community we support is in the Kawempe division of the Kampala district and Nangabo sub-county in the Wakiso district.
With the increase in awareness of our services in the community more clients are coming to KHC for help. It is important we continue to be proactive in encouraging people in the community to come to us for HIV and or TB testing so we can detect the illness as early as possible.

Overview

Kawempe Home Care has cared for a cumulative total of 4800 HIV/AIDS clients as at the end of March 2019.
We provide assistance to:

8117 people were counselled and tested for HIV of which 313 were positive and enrolled into care.

1998 active clients of whom 91.4% are adults and 8.6% are children under 18 years.

1837 clients are receiving Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and 26 clients are currently on TB treatment.

291 Home Based Care visits were made of which 29 were emergency cases.

24 clients who have cancer, are receiving palliative care.

25 female clients were screened for cervical cancer.

Family Planning project with the cooperation of Sustain Health Partnership (UK), has strengthen the program to increase Family Planning access to 3145 disadvantaged girls and women.

52 women are on our Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission program.

109 Orphan & Vulnerable children (OVC) participate in our OVC programs. 71 children are receiving education support and 38 are on our Day Care program.

What we have been able to achieve so far would not have been possible without the wonderful financial and the in- kind support of our friends and partners.

To find out more about what we have achieved please read our latest Annual Report (April 2017 – March 2018)

I had been ill with malaria and was coughing. I went to a clinic and was tested HIV positive. As the clinic could not take on any new patients I was referred to KHC. I was tested at KHC for TB and it came back positive. I was then enrolled on the HIV and TB care program. I received counselling and was given information about TB and HIV. A KHC community volunteer came to my home to help me take my medicines and taught me the importance of good adherence and how not to infect my relatives and other people in the community with the TB. I am very grateful for the support I have been given and the care shown to me – Thank you KHC.